"shift keys slow you down" The title of this post is a quote from someone I don't know, never met, probably never will. The individual is very high up in a very large software company. It was given as an explanation of why the individual only types in lower case.
I love statements like that. They make nice soundbytes and, as is the case with most soundbytes, are laughable without context. Shift keys slow you down? Then zippers must be a real test of patience... Sign up for the NextStage Irregular, our very irregular, definitely frequency-wise and probably topic-wise newsletter.
 Centering in on Semantic Excellence I wrote about my That Think You Do blogging efforts in Manly Men, Real Women and That Think You Do and thought to share that yes, I also blog on business and semantics (oh, the S word) issues at An Economy of Meaning, an outgrowth of The Center for Semantic Excellence, a thinktank I'm affiliated with based in Massachusetts and sometimes referred to as "The Waltham Group". You can find: Enjoy. Please contact NextStage for information regarding presentations and trainings on this and other topics. Sign up for the NextStage Irregular, our very irregular, definitely frequency-wise and probably topic-wise newsletter.
 Nothing New Under the Sun: Before Wikipedia...what?It's been a long time since I wrote a Nothing New Under the Sun post, a tribute to new ways of doing old things. This time out an ode to Wikipedia or perhaps to Citizendium, or probably to search engines in general. O' In the Before Time... Back when you judged your log on speed by the screech and clack pitch of your 300 baud modem, there were things like UseNets. I used these extensively when I worked at Lincoln Labs (start with Nothing New Under the Sun (Buying Computer Time, part 2)... and read on. I can't speak for all of them and the ones I routinely trawled were where true intellectual intensities could be found. Interestingly, I don't remember anything like flame-wars taking place. Those came onto the internet much later (or so it seems to me). Some of the usenets I remember include one on relativity and physics (it's morphed to the web as Usenet Physics FAQ) chemistry (couldn't find it at all), an MIT archive (now as sci FAQs By Newsgroup, creationism-evolution discussions (now as The TalkOrigins Archive, ... You'll notice that most of these have moved to the 'net. Hasn't everything? This post would be remiss if it didn't also honor those early web pioneers who created respectable information sites for no reason other than they wanted to. These in things like The Ebola Page (don't go looking, what you'd find now is...well...isn't The Ebola Page) and their ilk. Now-a-days, if there's not an ad it ain't getting published. Sigh. Please contact NextStage for information regarding presentations and trainings on this and other topics. Links for this post: Sign up for the NextStage Irregular, our very irregular, definitely frequency-wise and probably topic-wise newsletter.
 Manly Men, Real Women and That Think You Do Readers will be shocked to learn I blog elsewhere. Today I'm going to suggest you take a view of my Personal Life Media blog, That Think You Do. You can find a complete list of my contributions -- both That Think You Do and elsewhere in the Personal Life Media system on the Joseph Carrabis link on most pages (I'm a category. Who'd a thunk it?). That Think You Do is where I'll be posting thoughts about how all the research NextStage does applies in real life. I mean, it's great that our clients learn the right colors to signal trust to middle aged Hispanic males but what colors should Hispanic males, females, WASPS, Asians, ... dress in when they go job hunting or want to signal a potential life or business partner that they're going to be a good provider or are trustworthy? Case in point, the first three posts to That Think You Do are: I think the titles give the subjects away. In any case, enjoy. Please contact NextStage for information regarding presentations and trainings on this and other topics. Sign up for the NextStage Irregular, our very irregular, definitely frequency-wise and probably topic-wise newsletter.
 What happened to Presidents GW Bush and Clinton? What's the Romney-Palin 2012 Ticket? (Responding to Tex's Comments on "Finally, Voting...")I was going to respond to Tex's Finally, Voting comments and realized I was writing another blog post hence am responding here rather than there. To your first comment (and thanks for reading and commenting, O' Loyal One): I have no data to back this up and my take on it is that the current President Bush's disfavor has more to do with the American population coming out of their collective coma than anything else, at least according to one of NextStage's researchers, Calum MacKenzie, who has written extensively on political issues. Another aspect (and probably more accurate in the social sense) is that times and people change. It can be argued that (and you alluded to) Gore's loss was more his being punished for President Clinton's "crime". What was the crime?
 3rd Annual Society for New Communications Research Symposium & Awards Gala
November 14th, Hotel Marlowe, Cambridge, MA For more information and to register,
Learn about the latest trends and best practices in social media and new communications from the industry's leading experts, and celebrate winning case studies from around the world through the SNCR Excellence in New Communications awards program.
Featured presentations will focus on:
- The latest trends in corporate social media adoption
- How social media and citizen journalism are affecting traditional journalism and media models - and new strategies for media relations
- Best practices for building, managing and measuring the ROI of online communities
- How traditional PR tools like the press release are evolving into communications vehicles used by marketing professionals and PR alike -- and the implications for the future of the communications profession
- Trends for small business growth resulting from social media adoption
- ... and an analysis of the impact of social media on the 2008 presidential election
SNCR Fellows and speakers include: Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes, Emily Metzgar, Ph.D., Albert Maruggi, Francois Gossieaux, Ed Moran of Deloitte, Shel Holtz, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Ph.D., Jiyan Wei, & Steve King Later that evening, the Society will hold a gala dinner to honor the winners of the 2008 Excellence in New Communications Awards. Join us to honor Visionaries of the Year Josh Bernoff & Charlene Li, the Innovation of the year --Twitter, and Brand of the Year -- Dell!
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 JNCR Journal of New Communications Research vIII n1 Oct 08 now available Featured Contributed Articles:
"Enterprise Adoption of Advanced Collaborative Tools: A Case Study of Telecom Companies" by Jacques Bughin "States of Emergency - 'Limited' Press Freedom and the Role of Blogs: A Bangledesh Context" by Masadul Biswas and Lance Porter, Ph.D. "The Misuse of Social Media: Reactions to and Important Lessons from a Blog Fiasco" by Kelli S. Burns, Ph.D. "Agenda Setting: Independent vs. Corporate Media" by Jenny Fremlin "Blogs as the People’s Archive: The Phantom Public and Virtual Presence" by Dr Yasmin Ibrahim, Ph.D.
New Independent Research by Society for New Communications Research Fellows: "Social Media Adoption Among the Inc. 500" by Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes, Ph.D "The Psychology of Social Media" by David Phillips Research Updates from the Society for New Communications Research: "Society for New Communications Research Study: Exploring the Link Between Customer Care and Brand Reputation in the Age of Social Media" by Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes, Ph.D "Society for New Communications Research Study: Exploring the ROI of Online Press Releases" by Dr. Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Ph.D The JNCR is distributed as a print publication, with an accompanying wiki to allow for collaboration, discussion, debates, and updates. In addition, it is available as an electronic journal via PDF. Thank you to our contributors, sponsors and to you for your support of this SNCR publication. Sign up for the NextStage Irregular, our very irregular, definitely frequency-wise and probably topic-wise newsletter.
 The Day After...Some follow-ups now that the 2008 elections have passed. Enjoy!
 Finally, VotingIn this post: Enjoy!
 T'was the day before elections (Slew of emails #6, Adam Zand's Big Shoe, Population Dynamics, ...Lots to cover today, starting with <PLUG>
Adam Zand's Really Big Shoe (Join in)
Host: Adam Zand - ThisDudeAbides (dot) Zand (at) gmail.com Episode: EPISODE23 - Adam Zand's Really Big Shoe
The world will fundamentally change on Election Day - The Big Shoe talks to Joseph Carrabis for a preview and a review of political social media efforts and effects. Carrabis is Chairman and Chief Research Officer of NextStage Evolution, LLC, NextStage Global LTD, and a founder of KnowledgeNH, NH Business Development Network and the Center for Semantic Excellence. He's a Senior Research Fellow and Advisory Board Member to the Society for New Communications Research and frequent contributor to www.SoMeElection08.ning.com. You've heard the pundits and the pollsters but what does Joseph's online predictive crystal ball tell about how close the election is (http://tinyurl.com/63hec9); how messages are being received and re-interpreted and if O.J. Simpson is really a factor - http://tinyurl.com/669kc8. We'll catch up on Joseph's consulting business (http://www.nextstagevolution.com) and share best practices for marketers in the fields of predictive intelligence, persuasion engineering and interactive analytics. On the day before the election, Joseph Carrabis and The Really Big Shoe will reveal what's behind the voting booth curtain. Call ID: 18410
</PLUG> Does your chosen candidate motivate you to vote? Then Be Careful... Next a note from NextStage's and others' research: It seems that people who are best able to motivate others are also most likely to mislead them. NextStage did some research regarding how to motivate people to act favorably (for lack of a better term, "convert") online and made an unexpected discovery. We then went looking through the literature to learn if others had discovered anything similar. Sure enough, two Colgate University researchers had learned much the same thing (Dominance and Deception in Children and Adults: Are Leaders the Best Misleaders?). An Email Response to my Comment Exchange with Tex Frequent reader Tex and I exchanged comments on Slew of emails about my political postings (#4), the gist of which was that I hadn't received any emails that I could decidedly say were "con-Obama, pro-McCain".  Someone was reading (and thank you for doing so) and sent me the following:
Subject: obama stealing the election
To: friends (at) foxnews (dot) com
Date: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 7:35 AM Hi guys's
I watch you every day. This morning while watching I decided to try to donate to Obama using my real credit card with a fictious name and address and it sailed thru, try it it is true this is how he is raising all his money
I have no idea if one can actually provide false information so on and so forth. Finally, voting by population percentages...
 Governor Palin's (and everybody else's) PopularityYesterday I wrote about the candidate's websites' shifting communication styles in Me, Politics, Adam Zand's Really Big Shoe, How Obama's and McCain's sites have changed when we weren't looking. That post dealt with messaging -- the Vs, Ks, As and {C, B/e, M} stuff that tells you a lot about how people think and not everything about how they share their thoughts. A big predictor in the success or failure of any campaign -- marketing, political, ... -- has to do with how messages are shared. You could consider the "how" part as in how old, how well educated, and how easily. Think of telling a sophisticated joke (one that requires some life experience to appreciate) to a child. They're not old enough to understand it so the humor is lost on them. Now think of telling a joke that requires some knowledge of physics to the average person on the street. They don't have the education so the humor, again, is lost on them. Lastly, think of telling a very sophisticated, very knowledge specific joke to an average person. You need to explain it, maybe more than once. They might get it, they might not. You might get someone who's quick on the uptake and they guffaw or someone who just can't get it and they laugh politely. Messaging also has these components; - Is the audience old enough to understand?
- Is the audience educated enough to understand?
- Can the audience easily respond to the message?
This is what is known colloquially as "The Gift of Gab", what I often call "Talking their language" and is more correctly "communicating in a way your audience can rapidly and easily respond to". Politicians more than anybody else need The Gift of Gab because the ability to communicate in a way people can rapidly and easily respond to equates to Popularity.
 Me, Politics, Adam Zand's Really Big Shoe, How Obama's and McCain's sites have changed when we weren't lookingLet me start with the plug; I'm being interviewed on Friday, 3pmET, on Adam Zand's Really Big Shoe. Adam told me wants to talk about NextStage's political research, predictive intelligence, NextStage's Principles, some of the groups I work with such as CSE, SNCR, Scientists Without Borders and others. Next is information you'll need to listen in, participate (we'll be taking listener calls) and so on. "Under the fold" I'm sharing how Obama's and McCain's campaign sites changed when we weren't looking.
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Episode 23: The world will fundamentally change on Election Day - The Big Shoe talks to Joseph Carrabis for a preview and a review of political social media efforts and effects. Carrabis is Chairman and Chief Research Officer of NextStage Evolution, LLC, NextStage Global LTD, and a founder of KnowledgeNH, NH Business Development Network and the Center for Semantic Excellence. He's a Senior Research Fellow and Advisory Board Member to the Society for New Communications Research and frequent contributor to Some Election 08. You've heard the pundits and the pollsters but what does Joseph's online predictive crystal ball tell about how close the election is; how messages are being received and re-interpreted and if O.J. Simpson is really a factor. We'll catch up on Joseph's consulting business and share best practices for marketers in the fields of predictive intelligence, persuasion engineering and interactive analytics. Joseph Carrabis and The Really Big Shoe will reveal what's behind the voting booth curtain. Call ID: 18410 Personal Message from the Host:
You've heard the pundits and pollsters but have you got your predictive analytics fix on Election 2008? Joseph Carrabis is our guest for a preview and a review of political social media efforts and effects. As Chairman and Chief Research Officer of NextStage Evolution, Joseph has been feeding us nuggets at www.SoMeElection08.ning.com. We'll look at the political and business ramifications of the science and art of predictive intelligence, persuasion engineering and interactive analytics. Most importantly, The Really Big Shoe will reveal what's behind the voting booth curtain. Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
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And now, How Obama's and McCain's sites have changes when we weren't looking.
 Slew of emails about my political postings (#5) This is the fifth in a series of email comments I received from regular readers regarding my political postings. I'm now sharing them as I recieve them and I still won't be sharing the emails with what (in my opinion) constitutes hate language. One reader sent me Balls and Urns, which I thought a worthy read on many levels. The reader's comment in their email was "I agree, and will be fondling thru next Tuesday night..." Please contact NextStage for information regarding presentations and trainings on this and other topics. Links for this post: Sign up for the NextStage Irregular, our very irregular, definitely frequency-wise and probably topic-wise newsletter.
 How close are the US 2008 Presidential Elections? (and more)First, I'm still getting emails and such about my political postings. One difference is that now the emails and such are about what other people are sending me rather than what I, myself, am writing. Go figure.  Case in point, this graphic. Such graphics fascinate me. I'm not publishing this graphic because I want to drive votes one way or another, merely recognizing that I get lots of images sent to me that are con-McCain (or pro-Obama, I guess) than I get con-Obama (pro-McCain). Consider the images I shared in yesterday's Slew of emails about my political postings (#4). Things like this fascinate me because it's a distinct shift from the 2004 Presidential campaign. In 2004, the Republican message was conveyed visually (via graphics, etc) in the public conscious much more often than the Democratic message was, the Democratic message was much more often in print (articles, columns, etc). This time out the Republicans' invagination in public conscious is being done in print rather than in images and the Democrats' is in images rather than in print. And before you ask, yes, I get emails from people on both sides of the aisle. So I ask myself, why this shift in invagination in the public conscious?
 Slew of emails about my political postings (#4) This is the fourth in a series of email comments I received from regular readers regarding my political postings. I'm sharing them completely out of the order I received them at this point and I still won't be sharing the emails with what (in my opinion) constitutes hate language. Let me say before I go further that I'm not suggesting people vote one way or another. I am fascinated by what people are sending me, though, as it's an indication of how people are thinking. The more that is sent to me that does lean one way or another, the number of people sending material, etc., does reveal a great deal about what and how people are thinking. That's what I'm sharing here; other people's thoughts, not my own. Let's start with some of the artwork I received...
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